- Update 71, new ships and a small issue addressed - 28 September 2025
Hi folks! Long time, yes. Hard to believe it has been over 8 years since the game was released. Kind of hard to predict what the future will bring, so plans change. Anyway, just a small update here so details follow below...While playing the game other day, i ran into an issue where i noticed the mouse aiming / firing had some strange issues. At times it was not working. So this feature has been temporarily removed, as noticed in options until i can track down what is causing it. So while i was at it, i added a few new non-combat ships shown below. Although one (Waspian Colony Support Vessel) is a bit heavier armed then the others with 2x light lasers. In addition, a some minor graphic enhancements were done on a few other ships.Ok so that is all for now. Remember, i am still here so please report any bugs in the forum. I may not answer right away but i still do check the forum from tim…
- Holiday update 68 has landed! - 23 December 2023
Hi folks! I hope everyone is doing well. It's been quite a while since last update, how time flies! I like to get back into doing regular updates as before. So what's this one about? Read on... Avalon v10368 - Added two new options for morale depletion, very slow and very fast - Added option to use mouse for aiming ship turrets - Added three new items to Ship Upgrades DLC...luxury rooms, luxury suites, and asteroid laser - GUI graphic changes with buttons and icons that better explain ship controls at a glance - Slightly better chance at finding data chips in certain areas - Fixed bug which causes certain structures to not be built on moons - Fixed issue which caused a few items to not be in ship inventory after finding or purchasing - Fixed issue where landing on a planet would not allow explorers to disembark - Some performance improvements In this screenshot, notice the updated ship…
- Holiday Update 65 has landed! - 22 November 2022
Hi folks! Live now is update 65 which includes the features I mentioned in last update, and a few other things. Full details below... Avalon v1.0.3.65 - Added fuel mining drones which can collect fuel from gas planets or moons - Fuel mining drones can be bought and sold at all manufacturers - New Fuel Scoops ship upgrade module which automatically collects fuel when near gas planets or moons - Increased chance of finding data chips in lockers when boarding ships - NPC's have a less chance of dropping loot when shot and killed on stations - Graphic enhancements on most Alliance non-combat ships - Other minor graphic enhancements in some areas such as tokens Ok that's all for this update and I hope you all enjoy the game with these new features. I do have some more things in mind that I would love to add in future updates. Well, until next time, I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday se…
- Preview of upcoming holiday update - 17 October 2022
Hi folks. Good stuff is on the way in the upcoming holiday update, so let's take a look at what some of this is. First, Fuel Mining Drones which can be launched down on gas planets or moons to collect fuel. Next, a new ship upgrade module, Fuel Scoops which can be purchased at shipyards. These fuel scoops automatically collect a small amount of fuel at a slow rate when near gas planets or moons. These features are in the game and are currently working as designed, however more testing is required prior to release, so no eta but it will be a holiday update so that's a hint for you. Some of this can be seen in the thumbnails above. Last, there could also be additional good stuff coming with this update but we will see where this all goes. So hang around and once this update goes through the necessary testing phase and becomes live, as normally i will post here with full details. If time a…
- Update 64 is now live! - 12 September 2022
Hi folks, hope everyone is well. It's been a quite a while here, but i'm happy to say i'm back with an update. This update adds swamp planets and moons to the game. Full details follows... Avalon v1.0.3.64 - Swamp planets and moons have been added - New swamp creatures added - Graphic enhancements on somethings such as distant planet backgrounds and ships - Several new chat dialogs have been added for both personnel talk on stations and captain comm talks for ai ships - Fossils and soil samples spawn less often after digging - Several more planet and moon names have been added to the data base - Significant graphic enhancements for all ships of the Alien faction - Volcanic planets have been enhanced - Fixed bug that caused the same type of creatures to spawn from digging - Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements Ok, this concludes this update. I still have other things in min…
- Options update 61 has warped in! - 26 May 2021
Hi hi everyone! I'm happy to say update 61 is here! As I mentioned in the recent update preview, this update focuses on a new options menu that allows many areas of the game to be customized such as ship fuel, food/water, supplies, morale, and many other things. I've decided to allow options to simply increase player starting amounts instead of changing the actual amount of fuel burn or food/water use. So I hope you all find this useful, as it now allows a more custom game to be setup. Check out the full details here... Avalon v10361 - MAJOR FEATURE: Entire custom game options screen has been added! - Large sea creature graphics have been enhanced - Added new sea creature for oceanic planets/moons - Added new creature type for each desert, arid, ice, alien and tropical planets/moons - Added two new creature types for volcanic planets/moons - Enhanced lava rivers on volcanic planets/moon…
- Preview of next update - 21 May 2021
Hello everyone! This update has taken much longer then I originally expected. However, I believe i'll be worth the wait! Added is a entire custom options screen and for the first time players can now setup the game more to their tastes. This all can be seen in the screenshot here. It rolled into testing a few weeks ago and so far these new additions are running smoothly. There'll also be some graphic improvements on somethings as well. I do have an ETA, although it's not totally set in stone yet, I'm aiming for a release sometime mid next week. So until then, cheers and have a good one!
- Update 58 warps in! - 11 February 2021
Hi everyone! After lots of work and testing I bring you update 58. This update focuses mostly on the new save slot system which did make it's way in btw. Then also some added tutorial tips to help out with learning some of the basics of the game. In addition some other good stuff also made it's way in this update. So check it all out below... Avalon_v1.0.3.58 - New save game slot system for saving multiple journeys - New tutorial tips which can be turned on or off via tutorials in main menu - New non-combat ship class, Food Transports which can provide food and are owned by Nomad, Malcos, and Necromancer - Added two types of tankers for Necromancers faction - New Malcos Kraken class battleship, equipped with 4x med lasers and a fighter squadron so be careful around these! - The ship role for Agricultural class ships are no longer listed as food transport and are now as food supply - Giv…
- New update in the works! - 31 December 2020
Heya space travelers! I hope everyone is having great holidays! Just a quick announcement here regarding the next update currently in the works. So far there's a new ship class as well as new ships and Malcos gets a beast of a ship! Next there's a save game slot system in the works although I can't promise it'll be ready for the next update but so far it's looking good and i'm aiming for it to be in. Also there's various other fixes, graphic enhancements, and new options. More details to come on all of this. As always, I might just pack more into this update, plus more testing remains so no eta on the update yet. Elsewhere, i'm toying with a possible mobile version of Avalon but we'll see where that goes and how well the game "fits" on mobile devices as it was designed for PCs. Last I want to thank all who's purchased the game and/or it's dlc's during these big holiday sales and any oth…
- Update 53 is here! - 12 October 2020
Hi all, hope everyone is doing well. Back with an update. This one mostly addresses more options to show/hide panels and mini maps. Gone are the days when not being able to see that important location or item in the corner of planetary or moon maps. Those of you who have Ocean Worlds DLC, press M now shows/hides mini map as it alway should have but somehow stopped functioning at some point. The rest of the details are listed below... Avalon_v10353 While on planets or moons: - Pressing H will show/hide bottom left panel - Pressing I will show/hide keyboard commands - Pressing M while on ocean worlds now shows/hides minimap - Forest planets/moons now have more trees - Prehistoric planets/moons have new tree types - Volcanic planets/moons can now rain fire - Planet/moon names are now shown in aqua color - Rocks now light up light blue when mining them SHIP UPGRADES DLC: - Can now sing kara…
- Update 51 has landed! - 25 June 2020
Hi Spacefarers! I'm here with update 51. There were somethings brought to my attention recently and they have been addressed in this update. Here are the details... Avalon v1.0.3.51 - Added back arrow on Avalonpedia screen - Self destruct system now works as intended - Delay on certain messages increased - Ctrl key now cycles through aim, move, mining and bombardment modes on planets and moons - Added supply and food icons on planet and moon screens - Ship supply use rate is now slightly slower Ok that's all for now and stay safe everyone! Oh and did I mention shields are my best friend? :)
- Attention new players - 14 April 2020
Hi everyone! I expect a wave of new players due to the steep discounts on the game and the dlc's for this weeklong sale. So just to mention to any new players, do to the complexity of the game if you have any questions just feel free to post on the forum and I will do my best to answer. There may also be many questions already answered. I normally will check the forums daily. Then there are several tutorial videos and dev let's plays so check those out as well. Next don't forget the in game Avalonpedia, it has lots of info regarding the game and it's mechanics and/or features. Also feel free to share any suggestions you may have as well. For your convenience, below is the first part of the latest dev let's play. Ok that's all for now. I will always announce info here regarding any future updates or anything else related to the game. Have fun and stay safe both in real life and the galax…
- Update 50, new ship class! - 17 February 2020
Hello hello! This base game update introduces a new ship class, the Multi-Purpose Cruiser. Although mostly a non-combat vessel, don't let that fool you! These ships are well equipped for combat along with many other various duties. Packing 1 medium and 1 light laser they are the most heavily armed non-combat vessels in the game. They can provide a good variety of support as well, things such as resources, materials, luxury items and even personnel can be provided. So it will never hurt to attempt to strike up a good conversation with their captain's and possibly get some good stuff. So which factions have these ships? Currently the Lucicron, Orpheous, and Nomad although it is very possible more races may also get these vessels as well in future updates! So try them out but remember, be careful these are not your usual non-combat ships :)
- Update 49 arrives! - 26 November 2019
Hi everyone! Back here with update 49. This addresses a few issues that were brought to my attention and a couple additions as well as performance improvements. Notes below... Avalon_v10349 - GC is now shown on the map kiosk - Fixed issue which caused shields to not raise at times - When mousing over rover and leaving, cursor now remains in the mode it was in prior to mousing over rover - Added 3 new messages for message panel... low morale, low fuel and low ship hull - Enhanced some ship and creature graphics - Ship condition is now shown on ship systems screen as well - Probe inventory indicator has been improved - Some minor perfomance improvements Moons DLC: - New rare purple asteroids which have a greater chance of having resources then blue ones No details or eta of next update yet but I will post an announcement here when more info is available. I'm planning on a cleanup update s…
- SALE! Avalon at 70% off DLC's 40% off! - 12 November 2019
Avalon is at 70% off for this week long sale which brings it down to only $2.99! Also any of you who still don't have the dlc's for the game, now is a great time to pick them up at 40% off! Last, if you like the game then please tell a friend. Cheers!
- New let's play series started! - 27 September 2019
Hi everyone! I just started a new let's play series with the game and all the dlcs installed including ship builders. It's off to a great start and I think it will be an interesting watch. I will post a new video daily until I either find the end of the universe, or loose trying. I will try to keep these videos at approximately 20 min long each. The next video in the series will soon follow so subscribe to the channel and click notify so you won't miss anything. Cheers!
- Ship Builders Expansion out now! - 23 September 2019
Hi everyone! Yes SHIP BUILDERS is released and available now with a launch discount on top of it! I am happy everything went smooth up to and through launch with such a fairly large expansion. Although this is an expansion it has been kept at the price of a major dlc to say thanks to fans and newcomers as well. In addition, the main game is on the weeklong sale at 80% off which is the biggest discount ever. Also all the dlc's are discounted at 35% off which is their largest discounts to date as well. So now is a great time to purchase the GOLD EDITION of the game because that adds an additional 10% of the entire game package! There have been several new videos posted on the NewHopeGames YouTube channel early this morning. These consist of 3 new updated tutorials which can be access from the game menu by pressing video tutorials. In addition there is also a ship builders let's play with…
- Update 45 arrives and Ship Builders on the way! - 21 September 2019
Hi everyone, just warping in here with update 45 as Ship Builders release date is nearing. As previously mentioned, it has been confirmed for Monday, September 23rd. Now on to update 45 which is rather small, but most importantly the issue with landing on rock moons has been fixed. Details below... Avalon_v10345 - Fixed issue where probes would never be destroyed in atmosphere - Added improved message to indicate when a probe has been destroyed in atmosphere - Probes will now still bring back a planet scan even if destroyed - Fixed issue which prevented landing on rock moons - Fixed issue where swamp terrain would appear on arid planets Thats is all for now, next announcment will be on Monday after Ship Builders is actually released. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
- Ship Builders update, release date, and trailer! - 16 September 2019
Hello! Things are doing well here and I hope everyone is also doing well. A release date is now available which is next Monday, September 23rd so on schedule here as long as everything goes well! A short trailer video has been put up as well and should now be live. Now on to more good stuff, as I mentioned in the last announcement there was a strong chance more will be added. Well, that was correct, now there are 2 more additional factions/races bringing the total to 6 in this expansion which is double the races of the original game. So the game with this expansion now has 12 races total! In addition, each of these factions have their own original ships as well from fighters to non-combat vessels, to warships. Posted below are some images of the 2 races which were added to the 4 plus a couple of their ships. There may also be a small update to the base game within the coming days so sti…
- Ship Builders store page up now! - 23 July 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F26620499%2F20c197e121ba3de6479d78aec9b31d1fb3c8fd4e.png Hi everyone! I am back again already and sooner then expected and a day or two ahead of my planned schedule but here it is. Ship Builders store page is now up! So check it all out because there's full details on the page. I can't yet announce a release date but I will have an idea soon. I can however, say I am aiming for no later then the last week in September. What does this mean? There is a great chance that I will pack even more into this expansion within the next couple months. Last, be sure to wishlist it and you will get notified as soon as it's released. I am planning on a trailer video as well so I will post an announcement when that is live. That's all for now, im warping out and I will see you all within the stars! https://store.steampowered.com/app/848043/…
